precise application of the n fertilizer rate is critical to achieve maximum yield. in major regions, empirical methods were used for determining n fertilizer requirement. these methods cannot take into account variation in management and environmental conditions on determining fertilizer requirement. crop simulation models can provide an alternative means of determining the optimum crop n requi...

background: the up-regulation of galectin-3, galectin-9, and galectin-15 expression in the luminal and glandular epithelium was reported in preparation of the endometrium for embryo implantation at the midlutheal phase. however, no data was available regarding the expression and the distribution pattern of galectin-8 in the human endometrium during a regular menstrual cycle. objective: the curr...

in order to increase the productivity of human interleukin-2 (il-2) as a model protein in the recombinant e.colibl21 (de3), the effect of magnesium acetate and manganese acetate was studied based on full factorial design experiments magnesium acetate and manganese acetate and their interaction exhibited an increasing effect on il-2 expression level upto 25.24%, 16.80% and 23.30%, respectively, ...

background: discriminating latent tuberculosis infection (ltbi) from active tbi may be challenging. the objective of this study was to produce the recombinant l-alanine dehydrogenase (aladh) antigen and evaluate individuals with ltbi, those with active tbi, and uninfected individuals by enzyme-linked immunospot assay (elispot) in order to distinguish ltbi from active tbi. methods: this explorat...

in this study 50 samples of ecstasy tablets seized in iran during the period of 2007 through 2008 were examined and their physical characteristics (appearance, marking, scored/not scored, color, weight, diameter, thickness) were determined. in order to determine the chemical characteristics of these tablets, color tests (marquis test, simon’s test, chen’s test and gallic acid test), thin layer ...

low seed germination and seedling emergence is one of the main problems in saline areas. seed priming technique has been known as a challenge to improve germination and seedling emergence under different environmental stress. the objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of seed priming with gibberellin, nacl and water on seed germination and seed reserve utilization and germination...

conclusions these results show that zen and α-zol enhance the rate of cell division in er positive cells and therefore, exposure to this mycotoxin may increase the risk of breast cancer. results the results obtained from the present study demonstrated that both zen and α-zol enhance the cell viability of mcf-7 especially at low doses (1 - 500 ng/ml) and at a high dose of 125µg/ml after 24 and 4...

multiple sclerosis (ms) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae), are inflammatory autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. chymotrypsin is a serine protease with immunomodulatory effect in the peripheral organs. we previously demonstrated the immunomodulatory effect of chymotrypsin in ameliorating the eae in female lewis rats. however, there are sex-based...